Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Role & responsibilities

• Perform preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance of production machinery and plant equipment.
• Troubleshoot mechanical problems in EPDM extrusion lines, rubber mixing mills, moulding machines, cutting machines, conveyors, ovens, and associated equipment.
• Carry out maintenance of gearboxes, bearings, shafts, couplings, chains, sprockets, rollers, pumps, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
• Attend machine breakdowns and restore equipment safely with minimum production downtime.
• Conduct routine inspection of machines for abnormal noise, vibration, temperature, leakage, wear, and mechanical defects.
• Perform alignment, lubrication, tightening, adjustment, and replacement of mechanical components.
• Carry out preventive maintenance as per daily, weekly, monthly, and annual maintenance schedules.
• Troubleshoot and maintain pneumatic cylinders, valves, FRL units, air lines, hydraulic systems, pumps, and actuators.
• Support machine installation, dismantling, shifting, commissioning, and trial runs.
• Carry out machine modifications and mechanical improvements to improve productivity, reliability, safety, and quality.
• Conduct root cause analysis for repeated mechanical failures and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Maintain and update machine history cards, PM records, breakdown reports, checklists, and maintenance documentation.
• Monitor critical spare parts and coordinate with Purchase/Stores for timely availability.
• Coordinate with OEMs, contractors, and service providers for specialized maintenance activities.
• Support maintenance of plant utilities including compressors, chillers, cooling towers, pumps, HVAC, STP equipment, and material-handling equipment.
• Ensure proper lubrication management and maintain lubrication schedules for all critical equipment.
• Follow LOTO, work permit, machine guarding, PPE, and mechanical safety requirements.
• Support 5S, safety inspections, internal audits, and corrective action activities.
• Coordinate with Production, Quality, and Engineering teams to improve machine availability and equipment reliability.

Preferred candidate profile

• Strong hands-on experience in industrial mechanical maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Practical knowledge of EPDM extrusion, rubber mixing, moulding, cutting, and finishing equipment.
• Good knowledge of bearings, gearboxes, shafts, couplings, chains, sprockets, rollers, pumps, pneumatics, and hydraulics.
• Ability to read and understand mechanical drawings, equipment manuals, and assembly drawings.
• Experience in machine alignment, preventive maintenance, lubrication, and mechanical inspection.
• Ability to independently diagnose mechanical breakdowns and identify root causes.
• Good knowledge of machine safety, guarding, LOTO, and safe maintenance practices.
• Experience in machine installation, commissioning, modification, and improvement activities.
• Good maintenance documentation and reporting skills.
• Willingness to work in rotational shifts and attend emergency breakdowns.
• Good communication, teamwork, discipline, and problem-solving attitude.